Mahiru Shirota



Mahiru Shirota (城田真昼, Shirota Mahiru) is the protagonist of the manga, Servamp. Mahiru is a 16-years old boy (15 at the beginning of the story), who likes simple and dislikes difficult things.

The story starts off with him picking up a black, stray cat and giving it the name 'Kuro', who then turns out to be the Servamp of Sloth. By Mahiru giving Kuro his name, they form a contract, and from that moment on Mahiru is the Eve of the Servamp of Sloth.

First his lead is a broom, but later on it becomes a spear.

Appearance
Mahiru has short, brown hair covering part of his forehead and framing his face. It is rather messy since it tends to stick out in every direction. He has same-coloured eyes, who are big in comparison to other characters. In illustrations he is often seen to wear orange clothes, since it is stated to be his favourite colour, but apart from that he rather has a wide range of taste. He is seen mostly wearing wider and more comfortable clothes, but also happens to have formal clothes like a tie and vest.

Mahiru is often seen wearing the wrist band Sakuya gave him as a present before their break-off.

Mahiru looks small in comparison to other characters, yet actually has an average height and easily surpasses Misono, who is one of the smallest characters and is often bullied for his height. Mahiru always has a relaxed expression, a wide smile and is rarely seen looking negatively in any way, if he's not annoyed.

Personality
Mahiru has an open personality and is not afraid to show what he's truly feeling. He laughs when he is happy and cries when he is sad, though that happens rather seldom. He says if something is bothering him, so he is for example not afraid to tell Kuro off when he's as always trying to wriggle out of trouble by calling it "a pain in the ass". Mahiru preferring simple over difficult things makes him behave very responsible and trustworthy, since he rather does things himself instead of depending on someone else, most likely because he has never learned depending on others before.

Mahiru has a parental aura to him, since he's grown up by taking care of himself seeing as his mother died young and his uncle had to travel around a lot because of work. For that, he's also very skilled in household work, such as cooking or sewing (as seen in the first chapter). Kuro even goes as far as calling his cleaning an 'obsession' since Mahiru attacked him with a broom the first time he saw Kuro's human form and chose a broom as his Lead, saying he'd rather have something "simple".

Mahiru knows how to encourage others and uses his words wisely, knowing exactly what and what not to say to motivate others. As soon as he has set his eyes on a goal, he won't change his mind, doing everything in his power possible to achieve exactly that.

He has a rather short span of patience, occasionally raising his voice when he is feeling irritated or annoyed, whereas usually Kuro is the cause. Mahiru often acts as the 'mother hen' since he always tends to act more mature than his friends, wherefore he is for example seen trying to stop a fight between Licht and Hyde in the drama CD.

History
Mahiru was at a very young age when his mother died. Since there was no mention of his father, he had no one else left caring for him. People were arguing behind his back as to who would take him in and raise him until his uncle decided to take the task upon himself, being that "Someone" everyone was talking about. Though since his uncle started to spend days away from home because of his work, Mahiru was always alone and started to grow lonely.

Quotes

 * "For vampires like you guys, right now might seem like just a moment, but… no, it’s the same for humans. A lot of things will change - nothing can stay the same forever. But those moments individually are what I love." (to Kuro, Hyde and Snow Lilly)
 * "Right. I... wanted to become an adult who could face anyone… Yet I've never faced you. I acted like I didn’t know how to... and played the nice guy, but I just ran away from you. Kuro... thanks to you I was able to do so many things I couldn't have done on my own. This time it would have been my turn to help you out with something you couldn't do alone... I’m sorry, Kuro...!” (to Kuro)

Trivia

 * Mahiru's name is being written in the Kanji 真昼 which translates into "true" and "noon", while Shirota (城田) means "Castle" and "Rise field"
 * The first part of Mahiru's last name Shiro(ta) (城) literally translates into "white", which is supposed to be a contrast to Kuro's name, meaning "black" (クロ)
 * ​His favourite food is Japanese hamburger with grated radish
 * He dislikes rainy days
 * His hobbys are cooking, cleaning and washing
 * His best dish is a thick omelet
 * His favourite subject his Home economics, Sports and Japanese
 * His worst subject is English
 * HIs favourite colour is orange